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MONDAY 22 AUGUST 2005
Day 4
Shri Bhagwati Mandal Poojan
This particular poojan is for the guardian gods and goddesses who will be welcomed during the Pratishtha in the Jinalay. First of all Snatra Pujä has to be performed. Then gods will be placed on the right hand side of the Mandal and goddesses on the left hand side of the Mandal. The Vidhi (Ritual) for the poojan takes place after this.
Land on which the poojan is going to be held is purified with chanting of mantra of PanchParmeshti (five venerable souls) and then the mantra of Bhagawati devi is recited. Then body is purified and protected through recitation of Atmaraksha mantra.
A triangular Kund is being prepared with raw bricks on the right hand side of Bhagwati Mandal Yantra. Then fire is produced with woods. When recitation of Mantra of gods and goddesses are spoken for their poojan, a mixture of Ghee, Sugar and Googad is poured into the Kund with a spoon made from Cisam.
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The Yantra is placed in front of Mandal. Poojan of Kshetrapal is performed in the beginning and poojan of Yantra follows it according to the sequence, in the middle of Mandal. Chanting of mantras for 183 gods and goddesses continue according to their sequence in the Yantra and Mandal, by pouring the mixture prepared earlier in the Kund. 52 Veer and 64 Yoginis as well as 9 planets(NavGrah) and Dus Dikpäl (Protectors of the ten different directions) are also honoured in this poojan.
Day 5
Shri Bhakatamar Poojan
Bhaktamar stotra is a divine and very auspicious stotra of nine smarans. Acharya Mantungsuri who was one of the greatest preceptors of that period, and expert in Tantra and Mantra as well as spiritualism, created this Tantrik and Mantrik stotra to increase an importance of Jain Dharma in the kingdom of King Harshdev. He was a spiritual and devoted soul to JINA and Jainism and found an appropriate opportunity to flourish Jainism. The king wanted to know if any miracle could happen through Jainism or any mantras. Acharya asked the king to keep him bonded with 44 handcuffs and put him in the 7th room duly locked in the cellar of his palace under surveillance. The King sat patiently to watch the miracle to happen.
TUESDAY 23 AUGUST 2005
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Shri Mantungsuri went into deep concentration. Tirthankar Rishbhadev was before him as he went into deep meditations. He could see nothing else but his Rishabhdev. The goddess of knowledge Shri Bhagwati Saraswati, which sits in the lotus mouth of Tirthankars appeared on the tongue of that devoted preceptor. The flow of chanting of stanzas about the qualities of Tirthankar Rishabhdev started. With chanting of each stanza, each handcuff started to break.
When last stanza arrived, a great propagator of Jainism appeared before King and asked if anyone could break the last handcuff. No one could. Shri Mantungsuri sang the last stanza and broke the last handcuff. The king had all praise for Acharya, Jina and Jainism.
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